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Danai Gurira
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Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dəˈnaɪ ɡʊˈrɪərə/; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is the writer of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira received two nominations for The People's Choice Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her role on The Walking Dead, and she was also nominated for a 2024 Black Reel Television award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danai Gurira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dəˈnaɪ ɡʊˈrɪərə/; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is the writer of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira received two nominations for The People's Choice Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her role on The Walking Dead, and she was also nominated for a 2024 Black Reel Television award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danai Gurira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order
The Oscars
The Kelly Clarkson Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lie to Me
Life on Mars
What If...?
Talking Dead
Marvel Studios Legends
Ghost Town
The Walking Dead
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel Zombies
What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
The Thomas Crown Affair
Black Panther
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Matchbox
All Eyez on Me
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Return
Black Panther 3
The Fighting Shirley Chisholm
Production Credits
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
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